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Pioneer is a Malaria Consortium Uganda project funded by Comic Relief UK. The project works in mid-western Uganda where malaria accounts for almost a quarter of mortality in children under five.

Pioneer is training low level health facility workers in Uganda to diagnose malaria through the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests.

Pioneer is
supporting the training of Village Health Teams in the use of rectal
artesunate and the procurement of drugs in order to treat young children
with severe and urgent cases of malaria at the first point of contact

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Pioneer engages with local and international civil society and parliamentarians to shape policy and practice at national and international level.

Pioneer Project - in picturesPublished: 25-02-2015

Malaria Consortium’s Pioneer project was a five-year initiative in Uganda that reduced the malaria burden in the country using a variety of effective methods. Take a look at the gallery below to learn more about the approaches to malaria control and hear from some of the people whose lives were affected by the project.